A Chicago alderman on Monday slammed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both fellow Democrats, for refusing help from the Trump administration to tackle crime in the Windy City.

Pritzker and Johnson have strongly rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion of using the National Guard to crack down on crime in Chicago as he did in Washington.

Chicago has led the nation in homicides for 13 straight years, according to Wirepoints, a public policy research group. The city also ranks seventh among the top 20 U.S. cities in homicide rate with 28.7 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to The Global Statistics.

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